Taking this to the next level would be for game stores to loop an episode on a little screen near a game for sale. Or to loop several episodes on a large screen in their store for games they sell.
Seeing people having fun playing and seeing the mechanics would have to help sell the games.
I am not addressing copyright or licensing issues of course ... that stuff is for the bean counters.

Every day, I get emails, messages on Twitter, and Ravens from people who have played a game because we played it on Tabletop. The stories and pictures are super awesome, and I want to share them with the world. So I set up a Tumblr called As Seen On Tabletop for viewers to share your stories an...

In february, I wrote about the time that Anne and I discussed Highlights for Children at great length: "You know what I always hated about Highlights?" Anne said, "some idiot kid had always circled the hidden pictures." "Seriously!" I said, "fuck that kid, man. That kid's a dick." "And what kin...

Great episode Wil. This game looks interesting ... I really like the clear cards. They allow for a great mechanic of partially changing the cards below it.
I just played my new copy of Tsuro last night based off of a TableTop episode. Very simple but fast and fun for a large group (we had 7 playing).
It was nice to see Amber Benson again. I recently watched Buffy all the way through and I was always a fan of her character.

This week's new episode of Tabletop is online for your happy funtime enjoyment: If the embed isn't working, or you want to see this in glorious SUPER MEGA HD, I've got you covered, because I love you. A few notes: * We have no control over the ads that run during Tabletop, so it's likely that y...

Your ' saying hi to Nathan Fillion by nodding and saying "Captain." ' comment made me laugh because I get that response all the time when I wear my Captain Hammer t-shirt (sadly I don't remotely look like Nathan Fillion).
I wonder if more people call him that because of the Captain Reynolds role or the Captain Hammer role.

Pretty much all of Comicon was awesome. However, there was one thing that was decidedly not awesome, and though I had initially decided not to talk about it in public, it's bothered me since it happened, so I wrote about it on G+ earlier today. I'm cross posting it here, though, because it's imp...

Well I do have to say that I didn't predict the can of worms I was opening here.
You do realize that male geeks tend to get stereotyped as well: overweight, socially awkward, living in their mother's basement. Personally I choose to laugh it off (I haven't lived in my mother's basement for years!!).

Enter the Dragon from Roshan Murthy on Vimeo. This is a delightful, short documentary about people who play D&D and other RPGs. If you've ever wondered why we play, or if you've ever attempted to explain to someone why we play, I think you'll enjoy it.

Enter the Dragon from Roshan Murthy on Vimeo. This is a delightful, short documentary about people who play D&D and other RPGs. If you've ever wondered why we play, or if you've ever attempted to explain to someone why we play, I think you'll enjoy it.

Enter the Dragon from Roshan Murthy on Vimeo. This is a delightful, short documentary about people who play D&D and other RPGs. If you've ever wondered why we play, or if you've ever attempted to explain to someone why we play, I think you'll enjoy it.

Celiac disease crept up on me as well in my 30's. Originally thought it was lactose intolerance (which is a symptom of CD) but eliminating dairy only helped; it did not solve everything.
It is a pain to avoid wheat (especially if you are sensitive to trace amounts) but it does make you eat healthier.

When we were kids, it seemed like my sister was always sick. By the time we were in high school, my brother and I were convinced that she was the best con artist of all time, regularly convincing our parents that she just couldn't go to school, and could she please have some pudding. Well, as it...

A few times a year, I get to go over to the Spitzer Science Center at Cal Tech, and do some voice over work for these wonderful educational shorts. I'm really proud to be a small part of IRrelevant Astronomy; we're making science accessible and entertaining, and hopefully inspiring people to lea...

It's Sunday afternoon as I write this. I can't publish this manually, because if I've read my call sheet correctly, I'm currently playing Dr. Isaac Parrish on Eureka. If we're on schedule, I'm working in a scene with Erica, Colin, and Neil. If my experience on the show so far is any indication, ...

It is funny that you bring this up as I was about to start writing a 4th edition delve tonight.
My friends and I no longer have the time to gather for a regular campaign (wives, kids, life in general). But, about this time last year, we had our 1st Annual Gary Gygax Memorial D&D game.
I am going to DM the 2nd annual game as soon as I can get ready (4th ed. is a bit new to us).

If deadlines were dragons, I'd be in the lair with nothing left but my trusty sword and a relentless determination to slay the fucker and take his heart back to The Adventure Hook Tavern as a souvenir. So in place of a proper post, here's what I did this weekend: I'm running a 4e dungeon delve...

I came across one of the most wonderful things I've ever read in my life on Reddit this morning, penned by Redditor alukima, who shares some insights on finding happiness: I am not witty or interesting; I wont pretend to have anything profound to say. I am 26, female, divorced and spent most of...

This week's LA Daily is about one of my favorite off-the-radar places: Did you know that around a century ago there was an exclusive, 70-room resort hotel in the hills above Altadena? How about a casino? A zoo? An observatory? A funicular railway that climbed 1400 feet up the mountain at a 62 p...

So ... I'm not even going to try to introduce this, because I can't do it justice with my words: Yes, Angie K., who makes awesome things, figured out a way to make a freaking paint by numbers painting of the infamous Velvet Wesley Crusher painting being held by me, and then she painted it. Angi...

I would definitely play poker if you started it up again.
I knocked you out once but I swear I wasn't gunning for you. In fact, you caught me making a bad play and I was in trouble. I was in too deep and folding would have crippled me. I hadn't shown weakness yet (and had been playing pretty tight) so I went all-in and got lucky that you backed down. That was the hand that really hurt you; I knocked you out a few hands later.
Sadly I wasn't able to play the next week when the tourney was named after me :(.
Dave

Warning: This post contains poker content, and is probably boring to 96% of people the people who will it. Saturday night, Anne and I went out to Santa Monica for the All-in for Scleroderma poker tournament. About 100 people played, and I made the final table with one big blind left, finishing i...

I would definitely play poker if you started it up again.
I knocked you out once but I swear I wasn't gunning for you. In fact, you caught me making a bad play and I was in trouble. I was in too deep and folding would have crippled me. I hadn't shown weakness yet (and had been playing pretty tight) so I went all-in and got lucky that you backed down. That was the hand that really hurt you; I knocked you out a few hands later.
Sadly I wasn't able to play the next week when the tourney was named after me :(.
Dave

Warning: This post contains poker content, and is probably boring to 96% of people the people who will it. Saturday night, Anne and I went out to Santa Monica for the All-in for Scleroderma poker tournament. About 100 people played, and I made the final table with one big blind left, finishing i...

Well stoolpigeon, I agree with you about how good Firefly was but here's some tidbits that may help you move on to BSG.
Joss Whedon likes BSG so much he was a major part of one of the BSG specials. He clearly loves the show and says that his wife gets mad at him because he now likes to answer his phone with "Whedon Actual".

And now, via reprinted text messages, a glimpse into the private lives of a geek, his wife, and their son: Anne: Michelle was late, so I'm going to be at work longer than I thought. See you guys sometime around 9. Me: Somehow, someway, between Battlestar Galactica, NHL playoffs, and Rock Band, w...

Well stoolpigeon, I agree with you about how good Firefly was but here's some tidbits that may help you move on to BSG.
Joss Whedon likes BSG so much he was a major part of one of the BSG specials. He clearly loves the show and says that his wife gets mad at him because he now likes to answer his phone with "Whedon Actual".

And now, via reprinted text messages, a glimpse into the private lives of a geek, his wife, and their son: Anne: Michelle was late, so I'm going to be at work longer than I thought. See you guys sometime around 9. Me: Somehow, someway, between Battlestar Galactica, NHL playoffs, and Rock Band, w...

I don't have as much time to play poker as I did in days gone by, but I still love a good game of cards, whether I'm sitting at a kitchen table with my friends, a casino with strangers, or at PokerStars. A few years ago, PokerStars started this freeroll (that's what you call a tournament where y...

I don't have as much time to play poker as I did in days gone by, but I still love a good game of cards, whether I'm sitting at a kitchen table with my friends, a casino with strangers, or at PokerStars. A few years ago, PokerStars started this freeroll (that's what you call a tournament where y...

I'm home from PAX, which was the best time I've ever had at a convention. Man, I wish I'd started going in 2004, because I think I've found an annual home. My keynote went perfectly, and the audience (and the gaming press online) responded to it in ways I never dreamed possible. I didn't think t...

I'm home from PAX, which was the best time I've ever had at a convention. Man, I wish I'd started going in 2004, because I think I've found an annual home. My keynote went perfectly, and the audience (and the gaming press online) responded to it in ways I never dreamed possible. I didn't think t...

I'm heading out to Las Vegas in about an hour, to attend BARGE, an annual gathering of some of the best poker players in the world, and me. It's the first trip I've taken in years that is just for myself, just because I thought it would be fun, and just because I need a little vacation. To say t...

I'm heading out to Las Vegas in about an hour, to attend BARGE, an annual gathering of some of the best poker players in the world, and me. It's the first trip I've taken in years that is just for myself, just because I thought it would be fun, and just because I need a little vacation. To say t...

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The comet's tail always points away from the sun as it is caused by the solar winds coming from the sun.
So, if the comet is heading towards the sun, the tail is behind it ... if the comet is heading away from the sun then the tail is in front.

This week's Geek in Review is all about my love of science, especially astronomy, beginning with my first memory, looking at the moon when I was two or three years-old: We lived in the Northwestern San Fernando valley, in a converted chicken coop on my grandparents’ property, which was one of ma...